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February 14, 2008
Legislators Trying To Get Current State Budget In Shape
WLOX, 2/13/8 Mississippi lawmakers are taking steps to plug holes in the current state budget for Medicaid, community mental health centers and several other programs. Appropriations Chairman Alan Nunnelee, R-Tupelo, told the Senate that any dollar spent in the current year, which ends June 30, is a dollar that will not be available for the…
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February 14, 2008
Booze after hours on radar
The Clarion-Ledger, 2/14/8 Bargoers and police officers working the late shift stream into her down-home place – Sylvia’s – off of Medgar Evers Boulevard for catfish, pork chops, shrimp, burgers and wings. She offers beer, but some either pass or bring a bagged drink. The atmosphere of her after-hours restaurant will change if Jackson Police…
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February 14, 2008
State hogs funding of earmarks
The Sun Herald, 2/14/8 We’re No. 1! Mississippi lawmakers ranked first in the House and in the Senate in a comprehensive study of earmarks being released today by Taxpayers for Common Sense, a group sharply critical of the practice. That gives Mississippi Republicans Sen. Thad Cochran and Sen. Roger Wicker, formerly a congressman, a dubious…
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February 14, 2008
Taylor votes against plan
The Hattiesburg American, 2/13/8 President Bush is expected to sign an economic stimulus bill Wednesday that will give thousands of Mississippi taxpayers checks of at least $300 to $600. But Rep. Gene Taylor, said the distribution of billions of dollars is a bad idea. The only Mississippi lawmaker to vote against the plan, Taylor said…
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February 14, 2008
LNL – ‘Insider’ Wigand compensated generously as unpaid tobacco fact witness
‘Insider’ Wigand compensated generously as unpaid tobacco fact witness Wigand doesn’t discourage such suspicion. He has testified that lawyers gave Smoke Free Kids $2 million; that South Carolina lawyer Ron Motley loaned him $505,000 so he could buy a condominium in Charleston, S.C., that he has stayed at Motley’s home and on his yacht; that…
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February 14, 2008
DJ – Federal grand jury returns to its session
Federal grand jury returns to its session The men and women convened Wednesday morning at the downtown federal courthouse, chatting with front-door security guards they’ve come to know during their extended duty considering information from government prosecutors. It was unclear if Wednesday was their last day since grand jury activity is secret. “Looks like this…
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February 14, 2008
SETR – Legally Speaking: Justice for sale?
Legally Speaking: Justice for sale? The question of who is responsible for this perception may depend largely on your political leanings. But one thing is clear – corporate defendants are not the monolithic evildoers, nor are plaintiffs’ personal injury lawyers the shining virtuous knights, that John Grisham’s black and white world would have you believe.…
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February 14, 2008
FOLO – Patterson and Balducci talk about P.L. Blake
Patterson and Balducci talk about P.L. Blake Balducci then responds, “Well, that’s exactly what I was gonna tell him today, is that I was just gonna tell him that I’ve taken care of somethin’ you and I had gotten handled and that I was gonna get you to talk to P.L. and let P.L. visit…
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February 14, 2008
Hurt suspends campaign for House District 1
Hurt suspends campaign for House District 1 Hurt, who faced four challengers in the Democratic bid for 1st District U.S. House Representatives, said poor health and a lucrative book deal prompted his decision. Because it’s too late to remove his name from the March 11 election ballot, Hurt said he will participate in debates if…
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February 14, 2008
WSJLAWBLOG – Fun With Wiretaps, Courtesy of L’Affaire Scruggs
Fun With Wiretaps, Courtesy of L’Affaire Scruggs Henry Lackey: Hello? Tim Balducci: Uh, Hey Judge, It’s Tim. JL: Hey, Hee. . Hee . . He . . TB: How ya doing buddy? JL: Doing good . . . TB: Good . . . good . . . You got just a second? JL: Have plenty…
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February 14, 2008
MS Democrats Oppose Any Voter Identification
The chairman of the Mississippi Democratic Party said today that a voter identification proposal before a state House committee could intimidate some people and prevent them from voting. Wayne Dowdy also said enacting voter ID in Mississippi is not an effective way to eliminate or combat voter fraud. “This issue is wrong for Mississippi,” Dowdy…
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February 14, 2008
MPB Interview with Don Mason re: Scruggs’ Defense “Entrapment” Allegations
MPB’s Sandra Knispel spoke to Don Mason, associate director of the National Center for Justice and the Rule of Law at the University of Mississippi, about the motion to dismiss the Scruggs criminal bribery case.
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January 19, 2026
Magnolia Mornings: January 19, 2026
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Jeremy Pittari
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January 16, 2026
MDES, AccelerateMS, Community College Board make budget requests to Senate
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Frank Corder
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January 16, 2026
Guest to chair hearing on non-intrusive inspection technology use along U.S. borders
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Frank Corder
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January 13, 2026
Higgins contracted to lead Tate County economic development
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Frank Corder
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January 8, 2026
xAI investing more than $20 billion in Southaven data center
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Frank Corder
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December 19, 2025
Firehawk Aerospace expands U.S. rocket manufacturing by acquiring Mississippi facility
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Robert St. John
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January 19, 2026
Tea, over time
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Alistair Begg
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January 19, 2026
A song of faith
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Matt Friedeman
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January 18, 2026
The abundant life, in a nutshell
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Patricia Levesque
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January 16, 2026
Mississippi continues to raise educational standards, with opportunities ahead
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Russ Latino
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January 16, 2026
The House passed school choice, but what is it and why do conservatives want it?
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Chris Brown
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January 14, 2026
Advanced nuclear is America’s strategic energy advantage
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